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A MARATHON RUNNER WRITES ABOUT LITTLE DUCKY THAT COULD
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Marathon running has been used as a metaphor for everything from
presidential campaigns to battles with cancer. Now Michele Bredice
Craemer of Upton has written a marathon-themed children's book with
the message: Life may not always be just ducky, but with a positive
attitude and support, you can make it to the finish line.
Her self-published book, "Pellie Runs a Marathon" (Power Pack
Productions, 2003), sprang from the journals Craemer kept while
running five marathons, three in Bost...
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